Edson Whipple

5 February 1805–11 May 1894 (Age 89)
Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, United States

The Life Summary of Edson

When Edson Whipple was born on 5 February 1805, in Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, John Whipple, was 39 and his mother, Basmoth Hutchins, was 35. He married Lavina Goss on 18 March 1832, in Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1847, at the age of 42, his occupation is listed as water warden in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 11 May 1894, in Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, at the age of 89, and was buried in Colonia Juárez Cemetery, Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Family Time Line

Edson Whipple
1805–1894
Amelia Maria Fellows
1838–1890
Marriage: 6 September 1854
Albert Fellows Whipple
1856–1907
Emeline Whipple
1858–1924
Richard Whipple
1860–1876
Heber Whipple
1862–1877
Alice Whipple
1864–1880
Amelia Minerva Whipple
1865–1919
Vilate Whipple
1868–1891
Hyrum Hanford Whipple
1871–1949
David E Whipple
1873–1881
Ida Rosetta Whipple
1876–1943
Alfred Safford Whipple
1879–1890
Elizabeth Whipple
1883–1883

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 September 1854Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
    • Children

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    Siblings

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    +15 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1808
    Age 3
    Atlantic slave trade abolished.
    1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
    Age 7
    Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 
    1830
    Age 25
    Rebellion drives Guerrero from presidency. Immigration to Texas from United States prohibited but not enforced.

    Name Meaning

    English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge, whip’, possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre, a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname see Whipp . Alternatively, perhaps from an unrecorded diminutive of the Middle English personal name Wippe (see Whipp ).History: Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, c. 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A John Whipple was one of the first settlers in Providence, RI.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Whipp
    Whippo

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    Life Story Of Edson Whipple

    Life Story of Edson Whipple Edson Whipple was a descendent of John Whipple, who came to New England about 1620 and settled in Providence, Rhode Island. John was the son of Matthew of Booking, Eng …

    Sources (87)

    • Edson Whipple, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Edson in entry for George W Whipple and Drucilla Gailey, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
    • Edson Whipple in entry for Edson Whipple, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"

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